s 4 Slander of women
Words spoken and published which impute unchastity or adultery to any woman or girl shall not require special damage to render them actionable.
Defamation Act 1957 s 4
Defamation Act 1957 s 4
Text recovered by OCR from a scanned copy — section numbers and wording may be wrong. Check the official PDF on lom.agc.gov.my before citing.
Malay text (authoritative)
Perkataan-perkataan yang dituturkan dan diterbitkan yang menuhmah mana-mana wanita atau gadis tiada kesucian atau berzina tidak menghendaki kerugian khas untuk menjadikannya boleh diambil tindakan. Slander
Text as at 1 January 2006 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.
Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).
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